The Potions Book: Is Snape *really* the HBP?

[JodyE50 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 133523

jjjjjulie at aol.com writes:

> So, are we to assume as Harry did that the Prince must have 
> been at Hogwarts *50 years ago*, based on the *publication* 
> date? Snape must have had a second-hand book then, right?
 

The book originally belonged to Eileen Prince, Snape's mother. 
She gave him the book as a hand me down and he wrote in it.

"JodyE50"